Can the strategy of chemical fertilizers and high-yielding varieties continue to ensure long-term food security in India? Discuss alternative ecological farming models.

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Physical geography, distribution of key natural resources, factors for industrial location, geophysical phenomena (earthquakes, cyclones, volcanoes).

Connected Questions Across All Papers

Discovered through overlapping concepts: Chemical Fertilizers, Soil Degradation, Natural Farming (ZBNF)

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